Can Brooks develop into a sophomore Rajon Rondo next season?

IMO, that Brooks should be the starter on the Rox. We know what Rafer is both the best and worse. No matter what people think about Rafer, he has no upside, he will always be a streakie shooter and despite his ball handling, he doesnt hit cutters or finish at the basket. Rafer kills the pnr because teams dont respect his drive or his 17 ft pull up. With all that said, Brooks hasnt proved it either, but he has a unique talent that few in the league has and thats speed and quickness.

The Rondo comparison seem valid, but a little different. Rondo has always been a good defender because of his length and quickness. Rondo is a true pg thats asked to run the offense with guys who can get their own shot. Like every young pg with the exception of a few, its the hardest position to learn in the nba.Paul,Stoudimire,Magic,Thomas are the few that didnt struggle as rookie pg's. Brooks showed flashes that he could indeed be a good pg in this league. The rox need to just roll with his ups and downs just like with any young player. When i see posters talking about him missing 3's, i wonder if they feel the same when Parker is bricking 3's. Personally, i dont care if he's not a 3 pt shooter. His stregnth is the ability to get to the hoop and breakdown the defense. I would rather him resemble Kevin Johnson's and Tony Parkers game than Kenny Smith with the rox. If and when he gets that dribble drive pull up from 17ft, he would be unstoppable offensively. His sheer speed and quickness will automatically put defenders in the retreat position and once that happens, the pull up is going to be deadly. I'm not trying to make him something he's not.

 

Rondo sucks, and Brooks isn't going to amount to anything hes a n undersized guard why the **** do we keep drafting midgets

 

AB was a nervous player this year so it's not fair to judge him yet. Though he showed flashes of a decent PG but his size disadvantage is vivid (especially when he tried to drive) and this disadvantage would not go away.

 

Brooks did not make the best of his opportunities last season. His vaunted shooting reputation never proved out. He was quick, but very small and vulnerable to the the big, athletic guards. I thought he had a rather unimpressive first year. He must show big improvements and fast.

 

I don't get why so many posters here claim that Rajon Rondo sucks or is a bad player.

Far from it. I think he has very very good upside and is already a very decent option at the PG spot for a 2nd year guard. Yes, his shooting is a major deficiency, but Rondo plays very good defense and is extremely athletic.

In fact, for all of Brooks' quickness and finishing ability at the rim, Rondo's is even better at a bigger size. The numbers don't lie. Rondo took 44% of his shots from inside the paint, converting at a .589 eFG% clip, compared to Brooks' 28% at a .556 eFG% clip.

Brooks, at best, will turn out to be the next Damon Stoudamire. Though in all likelihood we'll be lucky if he becomes a Bobby Jackson in his prime.

Rondo, on the other hand, has the potential to become a Tony Parker with much better defense if he sorts out his mid-range shot. And at worst, he'll be Tony Parker without the midrange shot, which is still plenty fine.

There's nothing to compare between the two really.

 

I watched a lot of Boston games, Rondo is a good defender, good handles, good speed, very rarely takes a shot that isn't a lay up. Skip is actually a upgrade over Rondo so we don't need a Rondo. He is just playing with three All stars. Brooks was nervous in some games last year, but he had about 10 games he played well. Watched him go off in the summer league, Tmac loves his game. Not quite the finisher Tony Parker is, but thats who he needs to watch film of. I have no doubt Brooks could be a starter on a playoff team this year, we need one more player that you no everynight is going to get his not sometimes Shane, sometimes skip. Dare to leave him open or guard him one on one. He will go nuts. Thats' what we're missing a true baller for real to take some pressure off of Yao and Tmac. Tmac will get a ton more of assist and Yao isn't a ballhog so it would work.

 

oh, come on. damon stoudemire was on a whole different level talent wise. he came into the league 22 years old and averaged 19-4-9 right away. brooks is already older and it probably would be hard for him to average those kind of numbers in the d-league.

but besides the huge difference talent wise the comparison is actually quite fitting. stoudemire was really, really overrated from the beginning. he had 3 good years on a very, very bad team. just like mike james did with the raptors. stoudemire always was an inconsistent shooter and a bad defender. he also was pretty turnover prone.

but, still, if brooks comes close to stoudemire's output in his post-toronto years that would be a huge (and very nice) surprise. you guys shouldn't think that this is a given or even probable.

 

well yes, i agree that damon is the superior player. but their games are similar, and if damon found a way to be a valuable and productive player in this league for a long time, then surely aaron can too?

they are both small, defensively deficient scoring point guards. both are streaky, both have range, both can put up points in bunches. keep in mind also that damon played in the illegal defense days (that change happened in 2002 iirc), so it would have been harder to hide him defensively than it is for the rox to hide aaron today, so surely it's possible to keep aaron on the floor?

 

AB is just smaller...and there is nothing u can do abt it...

 

For Brooks', Morey's, and the Rockets' sake, he better develop into a lot more than Rajon Rondo.